In 2025, fire departments serving Clinton responded to 106 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $6K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 79% of all calls.
May peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
456 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $337K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 92 | — | |
| 2022 | 79 | -14.1% | |
| 2023 | 110 | +39.2% | |
| 2024 | 69 | -37.3% | |
| 2025 | 106 | +53.6% |
For the 7 building fires Clinton departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 57 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Structural area, other | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | Other | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 10 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 11 | 19.3% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Clinton mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 19.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 10 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 6 | 10.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Clinton departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Clinton sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,174 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 175 | 32.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 171 | 39.3 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 | 49.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 48.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 | 41.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 31.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 47.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 | 38.4 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 39.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 | 48.9 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 17.0 mi | |
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 25 | 14.9 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44216 | 456 |
Six Ohio cities with population within ±25% of Clinton. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.